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• Members, this is another local bill. I move passage.
• Rhino Alert Team of Texas. We call it the Rat Patrol.
• Those points would be handed to the local government.
• That would be sure that the local governance, your intent was to hand it to the local governance.
• So, I think with those basic principles, local governments and local courts can tailor this to work what's

Bills: HJR73, HB31, HB279, HB370, HB4768, HB513, HB875, HB982, HB 1085, HB2677, HB2874, HB5478, HB4880, HB4798, HB4514, HB4958, HB4508, HB3758, HB3830, HB3744, HB3622, HB741, HB2204, HB2860, HB4659, HB4578, HB813, HB712, HB1551, HB2790, HB2698, HB3365, HB3504, HB3118, HB2959, HB1862, HB 1026, HB4401, HB4164, HB3920, HB4737, HB4966, HB4967, HB1958, HB4979, HB5459, HB3862, HB1823, HB4415, HB4893, HB2343, HB 1228, HB4337, HCR141, SB250, SB1883, SB617, SB2411, SB2306, SB2929, SB552, SCR27, HJR218, HB168, HB2545, HB5436, HB4926, HB5165, HB4811, HB4755, HB3179, HB4310, HB4611, HB3637, HB3153, HB2786, HB2966, HB2159, HB5081, HB638, HB640, HB876, HB4809, HB5308, HB4687, HB5623, HB4412, HB3284, HB3420, HB3449, HB4098, HB4281, HB4120, HB4504, HB4370, HB4421, HB 1106, HB4070, HB2370, HB2407, HB2253, HB2273, HB2040, HB1586, HB3788, HB3993, HB4690, HB4696, HB2308, HB 1142, HB1533, HB1621, HB2242, HB2012, HB2193, HB2464, HB2348, HB2313, HB2289, HB1942, HB2011, HB1629, HB2993, HB3592, HB4076, HB4623, HB4535, HB4327, HB4520, HB3824, HB4921, HB2494, HB3066, HJR112, HB2695, HB3138, HB2442, HB3863, HJR73, HB4773, HB 1091, HB5115, HB5515, HB3372, HB5659, HB 127, HB386, HB 115, HB2868, HB 1249, HB4766, HB3720, HB4656, HB4879, HB 105, HB5383, HB4621, HB5431, HB5678, HB5534, HB4174, HB4212, HB3954, HB3966, HB3636, HB3918, HB1422, HB4765, HB4732, HB4742, HB5122, HB4518, HB5084, HB3986, HB4045, HB4144, HB3911, HB3976, HB4473, HB3425, HB3641, HB3642, HB3475, HB3509, HB3424, HB3383, HB4744, HB4531, HB4539, HB3159, HB5228, HB5370, HB4359, HB4398, HB4443, HB4466, HB3861, HB3849, HB4240, HB4706, HB4685, HB5354, HB5141, HB5686, HB3629, HB3554, HB3567, HB2015, HB3575, HB5381, HB1431, HB3514, HB4614, HB4546, HB4683, HB5681, HB5673, HB5663, HB4271, HB4350, HB4035, HB3807, HB3812, HB3552, HB3540, HB3715, HB3710, HB3664, HB4196, HB4233, HB4173, HB1998, HB3333, HB3510, HB4222, HB2070, HB2854, HB2347, HB 113, HB983, HB4847, HB1449, HB3833, HB5151, HB265, HB1845, HB782, HB 108, HB1960, HB158, HB1954, HB1955, HB2512, HB605, HB2581, HB2803, HB627, HB2667, HB1738, HB636, HB3679, HB2638, HB2655, HB871, HB2438, HB 1107, HB1765, HB1822, HB2153, HB4099, HB3732, HB3171, HB3178, HB3182, HB3749, HB2814, HB3977, HB4204, HB4207, HB4449, HB1820, HB1876, HB1939, HB1347, HB2593, HB2136, HB2132, HB2658, HB2413, HB2757, HB2080, HB3154, HB3063, HB3009, HB3448, HB3006, HB2844, HB3241, HB3680, HB3169, HB2078, HB2507, HB4559, HB3946, HB3460, HB3405, HB475, HB3463, HB3441, HB3520, HB2060, HB4731, HB4991, HB1991, HB5596, HB2014, HB2142, HB2673, HB2731, HB2417, HB2399, HB2301, HB3335, HB3234, HB3320, HB5573, HB4848, HB4748, HB4769, HB4795, HB2086, HB2234, HB2203, HB4916, HB5624, HB4505, HB139, HB5093, HB5302, HB5402, HB5606, HB2333, HB4630, HB4701, HB2583, HB2983, HB4924, HB3339, HB3793, HB3631, HB4882, HB5509, HB5499, HB5430, HB5561, HB5611, HB5043, HB5064, HB3733, HB3781, HB3219, HB32, HB4515, HB5348, HB3902, HB4420, HB3269, HB469, HB336, HB316, HB5396, HB993, HB1342, HB5216, HB2046, HB2188, HB2450, HB2813, HB2857, HB4075, HB2911, HB4682, HB3117, HB3253, HB3442, HB4820, HB4336, HB5356, HB3669, HB3428, HB5465, HB3662, HB2590, HB2288, HB1886, HB3458, HB5603, HB5620, HB1489, HB4101, HB4990, HB5685, HB4950, HB4980, HB5684, HB3507, HB3566, HB4487, HB4462, HB4876, HB4915, HB4663, HB5570, HB2929, HB5261, HB2920, HB4642, HB4746, HB1609, HB5403, HB5453, HB3844, HB2336, HB1572, HB 1226, HB2806, HB2617, HB2827, HB3948, HB3945, HB4266, HB4542, HB3319, HB1772, HB2496, HB1970, HB3434, HB5545, HB5577, HB31, HB279, HB370, HB4768, HB513, HB875, HB982, HB 1085, HB2677, HB2874, HB5478, HB4880, HB4798, HB4514, HB4958, HB4508, HB3758, HB3830, HB3744, HB3622, HB741, HB2204, HB2860, HB4659, HB4578, HB813, HB712, HB1551, HB2790, HB2698, HB3365, HB3504, HB3118, HB2959, HB1862, HB 1026, HB4401, HB4164, HB3920, HB4737, HB4966, HB4967, HB1958, HB4979, HB5459, HB3862, HB1823, HB4415, HB4893, HB2343, HB 1228, HB4337, HCR76, HCR127, HCR9, HCR40, HCR118, HR559, HCR59, HCR135, HCR141

Keywords: ad valorem tax, property tax, tax limitation, elderly, disabled, low-income, homestead exemption, constitutional amendment, juvenile justice, community supervision, felony offenses, treatment of children, juvenile facilities, chemical dispensing device, solitary confinement, rehabilitation, criminal proceedings, HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit

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• I urge my colleagues to keep my responders and local leaders who have responders and local leaders who
• <07:26:14.958> When the local firehouse and library.
• When the local firehouse and library.
• <07:39:55.040> school on black history while local school on black history while local school
• with the local leader with the local NAACP<08:21:11.040> and<08:21:11.600> was<08:21:11.920

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, May 19, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• the negative health and financial implications to New Hampshire’s residents, health care providers, local
• Their collaboration with local, regional, and national stakeholders strengthens New Hampshire communities
• softball-sized mass was bleeding through all of his clothes to show up to see me because he didn't have a local
• softball-sized mass was bleeding through all of his clothes to show up to see me because he didn't have a local

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And in fact, when we were alerted a couple, this was last year, that there were concerns that if this
• and we don’t know which parties are going to be involved, whether the private parties, whether the local
• We're a local grassroots group of over 200 people living in Arlington, Medford, Somerville, and some
• In speaking to the director of a local domestic violence service program, she shared that this is one
• In speaking to the director of a local domestic violence service program, she shared that this is one

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on several Judiciary bills, with the largest portion focused on S. 1178/H. 2052 to reduce mass incarceration and end life without parole. People incarcerated at MCI Framingham, MCI Norfolk, and NCCI Gardner described personal growth, rehabilitation, restorative justice work, family separation, and the belief that parole eligibility after long sentences would better reflect public safety and human development. Speakers emphasized that life without parole removes hope and can undermine rehabilitation, while supporters argued that many lifers are older, less likely to reoffend, and could contribute positively if given a chance at parole review. Committee members did not take votes during the hearing. The committee also heard testimony on S. 1139 to restore the statute of limitations for wrongful death claims involving tobacco use, with Sen. Keenan explaining that a recent SJC decision had cut off claims where the injured person did not sue within three years before death. He said the bill would restore families’ ability to seek redress in cases involving long-latency tobacco harms like COPD. Another major topic was S. 1205, which would add abusive litigation to the definition of coercive control in domestic violence law; Sen. Michael Moore said the bill would stop abusers from using repeated court filings to harass and financially burden survivors. The committee also took up S. 1114 on automatic record sealing, with Sen. Friedman and others arguing that the current petition-based process is slow, burdensome, and disproportionately harms people with criminal records, especially Black and Latino residents. Testimony also supported H. 1965/S. 1132 on compensation for wrongful conviction, with advocates and sponsors describing a faster administrative claims process, transitional support, and higher compensation without the current cap. Sen. Payano testified for S. 1241 to expand educational programming for incarcerated emerging adults, saying education reduces recidivism and improves reentry outcomes. A substantial portion of the hearing focused on S. 2522, an update to Massachusetts’ shield law for reproductive and gender-affirming care. Sen. Friedman, the Attorney General’s office, and DPH Commissioner Robbie Goldstein said the bill is needed to strengthen protections against out-of-state legal attacks, protect patient and provider data, clarify enforcement authority, and add a state-level EMTALA-style emergency care requirement. Committee members asked detailed questions about prescription labeling, the prescription monitoring program, attorney discipline, custody and full faith and credit issues, and whether the bill’s enforcement language could create unintended limits or conflicts. The Attorney General’s office said it would provide follow-up written testimony on several technical questions.

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• at the local level and the local at the local level and the local committees<01:58:55.599> of
• Some of those local-level employees actually perform local education functions.
• It rests with the local<02:15:25.199> district. local district. local district.
• Local level. Sure.
• on local dis local school districts? on local dis local school districts?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• cyber security services for local cyber security services for local governments.<01:03:38.400>
• <01:03:43.119> governments in it means for those local governments in it means for those local
• advantage of that, help our local advantage of that, help our local communities<01:10:50.400>
• :50:52.960> are they're my local electricians are they're my local electricians are leaving<02
• with an agreement where if a local with an agreement where if a local person<03:17:57.040> is

Keywords: 916, all

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• Brady had no way to alert anybody if he was in trouble.
• We also have a way of always alerting people if we are in a circumstance where we feel like our life

Bills: HF1355, HF1469, HF1768

Keywords: commercial diving, scuba diving safety, aquatic plant management, workplace safety, environmental regulations, HF1469, Minnesota, workforce development, job training, job skills training, reentry, reentry services, formerly incarcerated, ex-offenders, inmates, recently released inmates, felony conviction, felony-level offense, corrections, prison release

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• The requests came from local, state, federal, and tribal agencies, as well as academic institutions,
• The requests f<00:18:44.400> came<00:18:44.640> from<00:18:44.960> local,<00:18:
• 45.520> state,<00:18:46.080> federal, f came from local, state, federal, f came from local
• <00:48:57.680> re<00:48:58.000> regional 25% going to local re regional 25% going to
• I want to also alert Carol Henderson, who's online, to be ready, and also Nephi Cole will come over to

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Locally, out here, there's a lot of discussion about how to address the opioid epidemic.
• As patients may be alert and have capacity leading up to making the decision, they will not be able to

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing before the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security focused on several correction-related bills, including visitation reform, elder and medical parole, incarcerated persons’ human rights, and creation of an independent correctional oversight office. Vice Chair Christopher Worrell chaired the hearing in place of Chair Dan Cahill for much of the session and explained that the committee would first hear from incarcerated individuals remotely, then move to public testimony. The committee repeatedly enforced three-minute limits and accepted written testimony as well. Much of the testimony from incarcerated people emphasized that visitation is central to rehabilitation, family stability, and reentry, and that current DOC policies—visitor caps, pre-approval requirements, scheduling rules, dress-code enforcement, and restrictions on contact—have reduced family contact and caused harm. Several speakers argued that elderly and medically frail prisoners should be released through parole because incarceration is costly, ineffective, and inhumane for people who pose little public-safety risk. Others described poor prison conditions, limited programming, inadequate healthcare, segregation-like housing, and the impact of K2 use, suicides, and self-harm. Supporters of the oversight bill said an independent office is needed to address racial disparities, grievance failures, and lack of accountability within the DOC. A number of speakers tied their support to personal experiences, including alleged racial discrimination, denial of programs, and barriers to family visits. Some testified that rehabilitative programming, education, and restorative justice reduce violence and improve outcomes, while others said the DOC spends too little on programming and too much on punishment. Committee members asked a few follow-up questions, including about K2 contraband and how to reduce drugs in facilities, and one member asked about typical visitation lengths. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee heard testimony on the bills and several witnesses urged favorable reports.

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• Uh, that relieves workload for DPT, for local governments, adds certainty for the state and the local
• relieves workload uh for DPT for local relieves workload uh for DPT for local governments,<00:53
• <01:04:00.880> Local my good colleague is correct. Local my good colleague is correct.
• lot of bill that takes away from local lot of bill that takes away from local governments<04:36:
• about infringing on what local about infringing on what local governments<04:37:03.840> can

Keywords: 981, all

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• Other places, like I want to be more local shops. My family has a business there.
• shops my family I want to be more local shops my family has<00:18:21.559> a<00:18:21.760>
• All the proposals to their local governance to get engaged with stuff can be AI-generated.
• All the proposals to their local governance to get engaged with stuff can be AI-generated.
• all the proposals to their local all the proposals to their local governance<01:41:27.080> to

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Unite here local 5 in >> Thank you. Unite here local 5 in opposition. opposition. opposition.
• possibly puts local labor at risk. possibly puts local labor at risk. >> Okay.
• Plumbers and Fitters Local 675 in support.
• Thank you, Chair. firms are small businesses, locally firms are small businesses, locally owned<00:38
• > 675<00:39:11.599> in Plumbers and fitters local 675 in Plumbers and fitters local 675

Bills: SB2190, SB2338, SB2424, SB2356, SB2981, SB3028, SB3187, SB2378, SB2398, SB2192, SB2155, SB3219, SB3218

Keywords: affordable housing, employment contracts, salary caps, housing finance, public housing authority, executive compensation, parking minimums, off-street parking, transit-oriented development, TOD, housing supply, smart growth, redevelopment, adaptive reuse, micro units, rail transit, public transit stations, county zoning, land use, urban planning

Summary: The House Housing Committee heard testimony on a series of housing-related Senate bills. SB 2190 SD2 on inclusionary zoning drew support from HHFDC, Hawaii YIMBY, Grassroot Institute, Housing Hawaii’s Future, and Hako Seed Center, with opposition from OHA and Aloha Independent Living Hawaii. SB 2338 SD1, dealing with housing agency personnel authority, received comments from the Attorney General cautioning that the bill should be clarified to avoid conflicts with civil service and collective bargaining laws and recommending removal of a provision limiting employment contracts; HHFDC said its comments addressed those concerns and supported the measure. SB 2424 SD1, concerning HHFDC, received broad support from housing, business, and community groups, with one opposition. Testimony focused on changing the definition of “qualified resident” so people who already own an HHFDC-assisted unit could later purchase another if their housing needs change; HHFDC said the current rule forces people to sell before buying again and that the bill would help people move up the housing ladder and encourage more housing development. SB 2356 on parking also drew broad support from state agencies, housing advocates, business groups, and local officials, with Unite Here Local 5 in opposition. SB 2981 on land use had strong support from many organizations and 67 individuals, with Unite Here Local 5 opposing. SB 3028 SD2 on property conveyance generated the most detailed policy debate. Supporters, including Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, Indivisible Hawaii, and others, backed restructuring the conveyance tax into a marginal rate system and urged changes to revenue allocations, including dedicated funding for homeless services, DHHL, and the rental housing revolving fund. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii supported the marginal-rate concept but opposed dedicated special-fund allocations and criticized the bill’s blank sections. Committee members questioned the historical purpose of the conveyance tax, and the Tax Foundation explained it was originally a modest tax tied to property-value tracking when the state still ran the property tax system. The committee also heard SB 3187 SD2 on off-site construction, SB 2378 SD2 on housing permitting, and SB 2398 SD2 on residential housing utilities. OPSD supported SB 3187 but said it preferred the House version and wanted clarification that off-site certification should apply to factories in Hawaii, not out of state, to avoid outsourcing labor; it also suggested starting with a small scope. SB 2378 SD2 drew support from engineering, housing, and labor groups, with testimony that the House version included needed fixes to make the program insurable. On SB 2398 SD2, the Board of Water Supply opposed the bill, saying it could require disclosure of sensitive infrastructure information beyond ordinary water-availability assessments and raise critical-infrastructure and cybersecurity concerns; developers and housing groups supported the measure. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• through, I believe, state and local through, I believe, state and local government<00:45:01.599>
• <02:17:03.200> nursing uh how does that help the local nursing uh how does that help the local
• <04:05:12.319> schools living, schools, local schools living, schools, local schools versus
• 31:29.520> help<04:31:29.760> me my local financial institution help me my local financial
• Local financial Senator Lucero.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• pursued locally by county attorneys?
• There were state and local elections, too.
• There were state and local elections, too.
• There were state and local elections, too.
• I think this is the jurisdiction of the Elections and Local Government Committee.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The the ones from with the local here?
• <01:07:24.960> rape support, or connection to local rape support, or connection to local rape
• . >> Strip alert.
• making a an kind of a local statement. making a an kind of a local statement.
• I'm well aware, well-versed in the local history.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• He volunteers at the local animal shelter.
• It is the ultimate local control. I moved here from Nevada 35 years ago.
• Local control is fundamental to conservatism. This takes this away.
• I said 13 on the committee alert. Go ahead, Colonel. All right, I'll begin.
• Any student that needed it would get scholarships funded by churches and local nonprofits.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 convened with a quorum, adopted its committee rules, and heard opening remarks from members introducing staff and outlining priorities for the session. Several senators emphasized support for public education, teacher pay and safety, parental choice, and the combined K-16 jurisdiction of the committee. The chair also reviewed hearing procedures, including public testimony registration and time limits. The main item was Senate Bill 2, the Texas Education Freedom Act, laid out by Chairman Creighton. He described the bill as an education savings account program intended to expand school choice, with a $200 million universal eligibility pool and an additional $800 million targeted to students with disabilities and lower-income families. He said the bill includes anti-fraud safeguards, criminal background checks for vendors, reporting requirements, data protections, and annual testing for participating students, while not imposing STAAR on private schools or homeschoolers. He also said the bill removes a prior hold-harmless provision for public schools and is separate from public school funding and teacher pay legislation. Members questioned the bill’s income threshold, lottery and priority structure, treatment of homeschoolers, microschools, charter schools, religious freedom protections, citizenship/lawful presence language, cybersecurity, open records, and disability-related issues, including whether 504 students and foster children should be included. Creighton said the bill is designed to prioritize former public school students with disabilities or lower incomes, while also allowing universal eligibility within the program’s first funding tier, and that the Comptroller would oversee vendor screening and cybersecurity rules. He said the bill does not direct curriculum or interfere with religious beliefs and that amendments may be offered later on citizenship and other issues. After member questions, the committee began invited testimony, starting with EdChoice representative Robert Inlow, who testified in support of SB 2 and cited national growth in school choice programs and studies he said show positive effects for students and public schools.

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• > fire local volunteer fire local volunteer fire departments<00:26:44.080> grants<00:26
• <00:42:24.400> fire up the slack so my local fire up the slack so my local fire departments
• <01:04:15.279> sourced without a li reliable locally sourced without a li reliable locally
• land use Planning by ensuring local land use Planning by ensuring local governments<01:04:35.599
• Maps outside the Metro will give local Maps outside the Metro will give local governments<01:04:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Our local contact is in Florida, okay?
• <02:12:26.480> contact asentra bought out Keo our local contact asentra bought out Keo our
• local contact is<02:12:27.079> in is in is in Florida<02:12:29.400> okay<02:12:29.719>
• The local hotel charges $3177 a night for a room.
• entities to um have higher for local entities to um have higher rates<03:14:02.279> if<03:14:

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Locally, we're just seeing a lot of states—not a lot of states, but some states in the Northeast—that
• Locally, we're just seeing a lot of states—not a lot of states, but some states in the Northeast—that
• :07.440> rural tourism, local markets, and rural tourism, local markets, and rural communities
• Today, over 40% of those species are in severe decline or locally extinct.
• you didn't we weren't able to alert you didn't we weren't able to alert people<02:34:55.120>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We're getting alerts that the audio online is not working. for expanding their services in for expanding
• CarePortal then shares that request with a network of local churches, businesses, and community groups
• As a child, my siblings and I spent our summers at local parks.
• These families and seniors and individuals who have come to need local food shelves cannot afford to
• <00:40:21.040> food donations to sustain our local food donations to sustain our local food

Bills: HF1660, HF1824, HF1926, HF1002, HF994, HF1915, HF1336

Keywords: children, youth programming, needs assessment, community engagement, state funding, education, funding, school districts, state budget, rural schools, food support, Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches, food shelves, grant funding, Minnesota FoodShare, early childhood, Head Start, education funding, developmental programs, literacy